This film plunges headlong
This film plunges headlong into a potentially bad situation that is very much in keeping with its name. Murder is a very interesting subject, and I think we are treated to Bryan Cranston as the lead veep--the lead man of sorts--and his wife Lizzy (played by Amy Adams). Throughout the film, Cranston is as much a romantic as the ever-present, to the point that it is shocking to watch him make a habit of committing murder.
This film plunges headlong into a half-century of history, much of it twisted and contrived, and even though it's a good movie, it lacks in drama, to speak of. A lot of it is simply due to the fact that it's a project of a writer that never had a chance to act. Its characters are very much like the characters in the film; all are trying to make sense in life, and are just trying to make it work